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Updated: 3:46 PM EDT May 4, 2018

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in Washington, D.C. on Friday, which is Foreign Affairs Day. "Together, we can achieve great things for our nation," he said. Earlier this week, Pompeo said the U.S. faced an "unprecedented opportunity" on the Korean peninsula.Speaking beside Donald Trump at his ceremonial swearing-in Wednesday, Pompeo said the administration was in the "beginning stages of the work and the outcome is certainly yet unknown." Trump promised to soon reveal the timing and location for the meeting with Kim.Trump praised Pompeo at the ceremony as he made his inaugural visit to the State Department. Noting the applause, Trump said it was "more spirit than I've heard from the State Department in a long time."Pompeo, the former CIA director, replaced Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon executive fired unceremoniously by Trump in March after months of personality and policy clashes.Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate last Thursday, and was officially sworn-in hours later by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito before he embarked on his first foreign trip as secretary.AP contributed to this report.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in Washington, D.C. on Friday, which is Foreign Affairs Day.

"Together, we can achieve great things for our nation," he said.

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Earlier this week, Pompeo said the U.S. faced an "unprecedented opportunity" on the Korean peninsula.

Speaking beside Donald Trump at his ceremonial swearing-in Wednesday, Pompeo said the administration was in the "beginning stages of the work and the outcome is certainly yet unknown." Trump promised to soon reveal the timing and location for the meeting with Kim.

Trump praised Pompeo at the ceremony as he made his inaugural visit to the State Department. Noting the applause, Trump said it was "more spirit than I've heard from the State Department in a long time."

Pompeo, the former CIA director, replaced Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon executive fired unceremoniously by Trump in March after months of personality and policy clashes.

Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate last Thursday, and was officially sworn-in hours later by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito before he embarked on his first foreign trip as secretary.